Comrade 86 Posted November 8, 2021 Share Posted November 8, 2021 On 19/10/2021 at 06:14, Anag Ram said: Succession is back hurrah! Has their ever been a better, wittier programme about power and its abuse? Brian Cox still amazing as Murdoch, sorry Logan Roy. Watched the first season on your advice. What can I say? Neve watched a show before where I wanted every single character to die by fire, but it's hellish compelling. A quick anecdote to share... Murdoch allegedly used to take a leak off the roof of his old Fleet Street premises directly onto the 'great unwashed' unfortunate enough to be passing by on foot below. More Logan Roy than Logan Roy himself ? #artimitatinglife Anag Ram 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted November 9, 2021 Share Posted November 9, 2021 For about a decade, possibly more, I've had a DVD box set of Peep Show still in its cellophane wrap. For the last four years I've not owned anything to play it on. Now finally got round to watching it on catch up, coming up to mid point of series 5 and loving, and cringing, every episode. I know I'm not even fashionably late to the party, the warnings prior to early episodes about cultural differences between filming and watching show that, but it's superb in every way. Anag Ram, i-Ram and ThePrisoner 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mostyn6 Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 Finally started Dexter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NottsRam Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 4 hours ago, Mostyn6 said: Finally started Dexter Snap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NottsRam Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 The missus wants us to watch After Life together. Thoughts please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoetheRam Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 2 hours ago, NottsRam said: The missus wants us to watch After Life together. Thoughts please? Series one is alright, series two is just more of the same depressing, boring Nihilism with fewer laughs. Pretty standard Gervais post-Extras. DarkFruitsRam7, Chester40 and NottsRam 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chester40 Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 On 10/11/2021 at 09:29, Mostyn6 said: Finally started Dexter I'm hurtling through series 6, second time round. Great series. Manages to be kinda light and fluffy whilst pretty dark at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BaaLocks Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 On 10/11/2021 at 13:45, NottsRam said: The missus wants us to watch After Life together. Thoughts please? All a bit disconnected - for example (not too much of a spoiler) but the way Gervais' character shows affection to his wife is by playing humliating practical jokes on her. It's bizarre and just jars on the theme that somehow he really loved his wife when, in reality, he was pretty mean to her even when he thought he was being nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stive Pesley Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 37 minutes ago, BaaLocks said: All a bit disconnected - for example (not too much of a spoiler) but the way Gervais' character shows affection to his wife is by playing humliating practical jokes on her. It's bizarre and just jars on the theme that somehow he really loved his wife when, in reality, he was pretty mean to her even when he thought he was being nice. Not watched it but that kind of sounds like typical Gervais, and makes me glad I've not watched it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chester40 Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 6 hours ago, Stive Pesley said: Not watched it but that kind of sounds like typical Gervais, and makes me glad I've not watched it I thought it was OK. Not as good as the hype. Not as edgy as his stand up and with a lot more emotional intention than you would expect...but all served up in his usual sardonic style with everything mainly constructed for comic value rather than any genuine story telling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob The Badger Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 On 10/11/2021 at 13:45, NottsRam said: The missus wants us to watch After Life together. Thoughts please? I'll differ from everybody else and say I think it was outstanding. If you like Gervais you'll love it. If you hate Gervais you'll hate it. NottsRam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob The Badger Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 After a hiatus of what must be close to 20 years we started watching Never Mind the Buzzcocks again. The episode we watched last night which I have no clue if it's the latest one or not as we never watch anything *live* with Bez and Shaun Ryder from The Happy Monday in had us both crying with laughter. Greg Davies is childish, predictable, profane and utterly hilarious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RadioactiveWaste Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 Been watching border town on Netflix. Finnish police drama. Pretty good. Mostly 2-3 parter stories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimRam Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 (edited) 2 hours ago, Bob The Badger said: I'll differ from everybody else and say I think it was outstanding. If you like Gervais you'll love it. If you hate Gervais you'll hate it. I preferred series 1. Series 2 is just ok. The outtakes are very funny and worth checking out. Edited November 20, 2021 by TimRam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alph Posted November 20, 2021 Share Posted November 20, 2021 Started The Wheel Of Time on Prime as the books are my #1 reads. The show is "woke" which I don't have a problem with exactly. But certain things mess up the lore. Race and gender are integral to the plot so there's been some choices made that are kind of plot breaking. Not overly impressed as it's not very true to the books so far. It's got the names and locations but that's it. The first episode played out like a bloated pilot. Not subtle enough by far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comrade 86 Posted November 22, 2021 Share Posted November 22, 2021 Started Irvine Welsh's Crime. It's certainly not an easy watch. Anyone who has read his books will know he's not for sugar-coating his subject matter and this is no break from tradition. Indeed it's really harrowing and I'm only two episodes in. Already, I feel like I've been put through the ringer, but I'm also well and truly hooked, such is Welsh's mastery. Doubtless the denouement will entail a suitably gruesome end for the perpetrator of said 'Crime' so viewers are not left completely in despair. I sincerely hope so! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamworthram Posted November 22, 2021 Share Posted November 22, 2021 May have already been mentioned but I’m watching “Bad Sports” on Netflix. Just watched episode three about the scandal that rocked Italian football and Juventus (no, not the referee incident against Derby) in particular. Very interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob The Badger Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 Watching I'm a Celebrity for the first time in 15 or 16 years and that wife's request. I'm actually finding myself laughing a lot even though I barely knew any of the celebs other than Madeley, who seems like he's on a PR campaign. I do really like Ant and Dec. I think maybe I just lowered the IQ of this thread. sage 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anag Ram Posted November 25, 2021 Share Posted November 25, 2021 6 minutes ago, Bob The Badger said: Watching I'm a Celebrity for the first time in 15 or 16 years and that wife's request. I'm actually finding myself laughing a lot even though I barely knew any of the celebs other than Madeley, who seems like he's on a PR campaign. I do really like Ant and Dec. I think maybe I just lowered the IQ of this thread. Oh dear. I had such high hopes for you Bob ? Mostyn6 and Comrade 86 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chester40 Posted November 26, 2021 Share Posted November 26, 2021 On 22/11/2021 at 19:56, 86 Hair Islands said: Started Irvine Welsh's Crime. It's certainly not an easy watch. Anyone who has read his books will know he's not for sugar-coating his subject matter and this is no break from tradition. Indeed it's really harrowing and I'm only two episodes in. Already, I feel like I've been put through the ringer, but I'm also well and truly hooked, such is Welsh's mastery. Doubtless the denouement will entail a suitably gruesome end for the perpetrator of said 'Crime' so viewers are not left completely in despair. I sincerely hope so! What platform is it on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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